Rise in science funding boosting Brazil’s research landscape, says report - May 10, 2013
A rapid rise in science funding is transforming Brazil's research landscape, according to a new report published on behalf of the Brazilian Physical Society by IOP Publishing. Brazil invested $25 billion in scientific research in 2010 - up four-fold on its spend in 2000 -which… Read More
Routledge to publish ‘North American Actuarial Journal’ in 2013 - May 10, 2013
Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, has partnered with the Society of Actuaries (SOA) to publish the North American Actuarial Journal (NAAJ) in 2013. NAAJ is said to scientifically address the domestic and international problems, interests and concerns of actuaries, their customers and… Read More
OCLC launches CONTENTdm hosting services in Australia - May 10, 2013
OCLC has announced that it has launched CONTENTdm hosting services in Australia. Twenty-seven libraries throughout Australia and New Zealand are part of the more than 2,500 libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage institutions around the world using OCLC's CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software to manage… Read More
Cengage products MindTap and myNGconnect bag CODiE awards - May 10, 2013
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has received two Software & Information Industry Associations (SIIA) Education CODiE Awards. MindTap was named Best Postsecondary Personalised Learning Solution and myNGconnect was honoured as the Best Science and Health Instructional Solution. The 28th Annual… Read More
‘Maturitas’ EMAS guide on endometrial assessment in peri and postmenopausal women - May 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of a clinical guide by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas. The guide is on endometrial assessment in peri and postmenopausal women with summary recommendations. The main onus of endometrial assessment is to… Read More
Coursera in partnership with SAGE to supplement online courses with free digital content - May 9, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced a partnership with Coursera, a provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), to expand the availability of high-quality educational resources to more than three million Coursera students. The partnership will grant Coursera instructors the option to supplement their video lectures with… Read More
